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54-503: [REDACTED] Look up scream queen in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Scream Queens may refer to: Scream Queens (2008 TV series) , an American reality series Scream Queens (2015 TV series) , an American comedy horror series See also [ edit ] Scream queen Scream, Queen! My Nightmare on Elm Street , a 2019 American documentary film Topics referred to by

108-624: A cult film and is one of filmmaker Quentin Tarantino 's favorite films. It was included in the QT Six Lineup at the Quentin Tarantino Film Festival in 2005—shown in 35 mm movie film . Peabody later worked as the script supervisor for the sex comedy Video Vixens (1975). Peabody's last acting credit is the stage production Tunnel of Love (1977). After retiring from acting, Peabody taught theater techniques to children at

162-399: A model . However, she was not fond of these fields of work. In an interview, she described models as being a "bitchy lot" and stating soap operas do not allow people to develop their skills as professionals, believing it to be entirely about pursuing jobs. During this time frame, while pursuing casting calls , Peabody struggled to get acting jobs for characters her age, so she signed with

216-539: A teen actress , Peabody got cast in a leading role as a drug-addicted teenager in Bob O'Donnell's religious educational film Misfit (1965), which was her feature film debut. The film got produced by a New York-based production company and although Peabody wasn't the original choice for the role, she got cast after the leading actress became sick before filming began. During her senior year , Peabody got cast in another professional play Enter Laughing (1966), as Wanda,

270-602: A "competent" actress. Peabody was later a part of the stage plays Celebration , Little Mary Sunshine , and Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (all in 1969). In 1970, Peabody had a supporting role as The Sun in the Robert Kalfin and The Rubber Duck directed Off-Broadway production Tarot , which ran at the Brooklyn Academy of Music . An experimental folk rock - mime musical based on tarot cards, it opened to

324-557: A "final guy" character. Rachel Roth defines the rise of the "scream kings" as a result of moving away from formulas where men are typically cast as monsters for a female character to fight off and female actresses being cast less as victims and sometimes as the monster or villain themselves. Roth cites Bruce Campbell as an early example of a scream king for his role in the Evil Dead franchise . Campbell has also been referred to as "the definitive scream king." Another notable early example of

378-471: A 26-episode season . Subsequently, Peabody produced the children's public broadcasting series Popcorn (1985–92) for the television station KATU , which debuted as a prime-time special in 1985 before being picked up as a weekly series in September 1986. For this series, Peabody signed a contract with KATU. The series received critical acclaim, with writer Judy McDermott of The Oregonian stating it

432-557: A Hollywood mainstay – even when films were silent". Fay Wray , an actress starring in King Kong (1933), is sometimes referred to as the "very first scream queen". Anne Gwynne , Chris Pine 's grandmother, is known for scream queen roles in the 1930s and 1940s. Janet Leigh , playing Marion in Alfred Hitchcock 's Psycho (1960), is regarded as the "one of the most iconic " scream queens in horror film history. Four actresses in

486-499: A big brain. You have to be frightened, you have to be sad, you have to be romantic." Debbie Rochon , often described as a scream queen herself, wrote in an article originally published in GC Magazine that "a true Scream Queen isn't The Perfect Woman. She's sexy, seductive, but most importantly attainable to the average guy, or so it would seem." Although the earlier scream queens might be women that "just had to look pretty and shriek

540-541: A casting notice for the film in the New York industry trade publication Backstage and set up an audition at Sean S. Cunningham 's office. Craven and Cunningham originally wanted Peabody to read for the role of Phyllis (portrayed by Lucy Grantham); after they met her, they decided to cast her as Mari. Craven's original script for The Last House on the Left was for a hardcore pornographic horror film. Peabody did not want to do

594-586: A character named Olga. Peabody later had roles in the drama film Love-In '72 (1972) and Chuck Vincent 's Manhattan set horror film Voices of Desire (1971). Peabody's breakthrough role would occur when she got cast as the protagonist Mari Collingwood in Wes Craven 's directorial debut The Last House on the Left (1972), a controversial exploitation horror film and a loose remake of Ingmar Bergman 's The Virgin Spring (1960). Peabody responded to

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648-502: A children's agent. Peabody would later have another career-defining role in 1973 when she returned to acting on stage as Minnie Oakley in Jay Harnick's acclaimed musical comedy Annie Get Your Gun (1973-1974), acting alongside Barbara Eden as the titular Annie Oakley . Peabody's portrayal received praised: writer Jonathan Takiff of Philadelphia Daily News stated that she was believable as an actress. In 1974, Peabody starred in

702-515: A lackluster reception: a review for The New York Times describes the show as "pompous, inefficient and amateurish," although the music received praised. One of the first feature film roles Peabody signed onto in New York was the low budget sexploitation satire film The Filthiest Show in Town (1970), a parody of dating game shows . Peabody appeared in the film's fictitious commercial segments as

756-626: A leading role as masseuse Gwen in the New York shot Massage Parlor Murders! (1973) and a non-speaking bit part as a cult member in Legacy of Satan (1973)—both exploitation horror films. Peabody had a sporadic television career in the early 1970s, appearing on the soap operas All My Children , As the World Turns , The Edge of Night , and One Life to Live in supporting roles, along with various commercial appearances for products such as breakfast cereal . Additionally, she also worked as

810-579: A lot until the hero of the film got around to save them." The later scream queens showcase women worrying about something other than a guy...unless said guy is the one trying to kill them, with some of them wreaking vengeance by defeating the villain . The prominence of women in horror films dates back to the silent film era, with films such as The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari (1920) and Nosferatu (1922). George Feltenstein, film historian and senior vice president of theatrical catalog marketing at Warner Home Video , states, "Women screaming in terror has been

864-923: A scream king would be Robert Englund , who played Freddy Krueger in the Nightmare on Elm Street franchise . Other notable scream kings include: Devon Sawa (known for Idle Hands , Final Destination , and the television series Chucky ); Patrick Wilson (who appeared in the Insidious and The Conjuring franchises); Evan Peters (for his recurring roles in American Horror Story ); Bill Skarsgård (for his appearances in It , Barbarian and Nosferatu ); Daniel Kaluuya (for his performances in Get Out and Nope ); Dan Stevens (who appeared in Dracula , The Turn of

918-697: A scream queen and for which she was nominated for the Saturn Award for Best Actress . Elisha Cuthbert starred in the horror film House of Wax (2005) and Captivity (2007), gaining the status by from films. In 2007, USA Today published an article listing on modern scream queens interviewing actresses Sheri Moon Zombie , Jaimie Alexander , Andrea Bogart, Mercedes McNab , Tiffany Shepis and Cerina Vincent . Since 2007 and her appearance in Halloween , Danielle Harris has increased her genre work, being subsequently called "horror's reigning scream queen" by

972-428: A scream queen in Alfred Hitchcock ’s The Birds . The success of Halloween revived slasher films during the late 1970s and 1980s. Examples include Terror Train and Prom Night , in which Jamie Lee Curtis would again play the scream queen; Friday the 13th , the first entry to have both a female antagonist ( Betsy Palmer ) and protagonist ( Adrienne King ); and A Nightmare on Elm Street , now considered

1026-402: A slasher classic, which introduced supernatural serial killer Freddy Krueger , and whose leading actress, Heather Langenkamp , was dubbed a scream queen, and went on to become one of the most influential. Linnea Quigley was a scream queen during the 1980s, appearing specifically in low-budget and cult-classic films such as Graduation Day , Silent Night, Deadly Night , Return of

1080-552: A slew of 80s horror performances, including Hell Night . She would continue making horror films into the 1990s, with a cameo in Wes Craven's Scream . In 2008, at the Malaga Fantasy & Horror Film Festival, Blair received a lifetime achievement award for her work in the horror genre. During the 1990s, Debbie Rochon starred in dozens of Troma Production horror films and was voted by Draculina magazine as its "Scream Queen of

1134-598: A teenager, Peabody lived in Fort Lauderdale, Florida where she attended Stranahan High School , in which she succeeded in academics, was a varsity cheerleader , and developed an interest in acting —becoming involved in school plays and began to get cast in local professional theatre productions. In 1964, Peabody got cast in another one-act play, Riders to the Sea , which opened at Florida State University in July. Burgeoning as

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1188-466: Is "an unabashed celebration of children." Peabody said in an interview that the inspiration for the series came from her believing, "There's still a lot of the kid left in me." As a producer, the series earned Peabody an Emmy Award , a NAB award , and two Iris Awards . In 1993, KATU canceled the series, and Peabody was laid off . In 1988, Peabody developed A Time to Care (1988), a television documentary film that focuses on local nursing homes and

1242-510: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages scream queen The term "scream queen" is more specifically used to refer to the attractive young damsel-in-distress characters that have appeared in a number of films in the horror genre. Lloyd Kaufman , co-founder of Troma Entertainment , noted that being a scream queen is "more than just crying and having ketchup thrown on you. You not only have to be attractive, but you also have to have

1296-640: The NY Daily News . Erica Leerhsen has been called a scream queen because of her roles in films like Book of Shadows: Blair Witch 2 (2000), The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), and Wrong Turn 2: Dead End (2007). Bipasha Basu has been referred as "Bollywood's Scream Queen" due to her contributions to horror in India with her blockbuster horror movies like Raaz (2002) and Raaz 3D (2012), as well as films like Aatma (2013), Creature 3D (2014), and Alone (2015). In 2016, Screen Rant listed

1350-540: The Resident Evil franchise). Mark Patton , star of A Nightmare on Elm Street 2: Freddy's Revenge (1985), has been touted at horror conventions as mainstream horror's first "male scream queen". Sandra Peabody Sandra Peabody (born January 11, 1948) is an American producer, writer, acting coach, talent agent, and retired actress. Peabody is best known for her role as Mari Collingwood in Wes Craven 's directorial debut horror film The Last House on

1404-588: The Scream film series . Jennifer Love Hewitt was labeled a scream queen after starring as Julie James in the I Know What You Did Last Summer films . The first film of that trilogy also had a starring role for Sarah Michelle Gellar as Helen Shivers , who went on to appear in other horror films made during the 1990s and new millennium, including Scream 2 and The Grudge film series. In 2005, Shauna Macdonald starred in The Descent , which established her as

1458-555: The American Academy of Dramatic Arts until 1982. In 1982, Peabody conceptualized the Cablesystems Pacific local late-night talk show Portland Tonight . She was heavily inspired by The Tonight Show (1962-1992) with Johnny Carson and wanted to make it Portland-oriented. Peabody wrote, directed, and produced the variety show Get Movin' (1982), which earned her a CableACE Award in 1983. Peabody conceptualized

1512-742: The Priscilla Beach Theater in Plymouth, Massachusetts as an actress-in-training. The same year, Peabody was selected to study the Meisner technique with acting teacher Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre. In 1969, she had a role as Gwendolyn Pigeon in Neil Simon 's The Odd Couple . Critic Mariruth Campbell of The Journal News described her as being

1566-583: The South Florida shot films Misfit (1965) and The Horse Killer (1966). In 1966, Peabody began studying drama at Carnegie Mellon University and began training in the Meisner technique directly from acting teacher Sanford Meisner at the Neighborhood Playhouse School of the Theatre . Peabody appeared on stage in The Odd Couple , Stop the World – I Want to Get Off (both 1969),

1620-469: The off-Broadway folk rock musical Tarot (1970), which opened at the Brooklyn Academy of Music , and most notably Minnie Oakley in the musical Annie Get Your Gun (1973), starring opposite of Barbara Eden . Peabody had roles in films such as the drama film Love-In '72 (1971), the horror films Voices of Desire (1972) and Massage Parlor Murders! (1973), and the cult sex comedy Teenage Hitchhikers (1974). Peabody retired from acting by

1674-422: The sex comedy Teenage Hitchhikers opposite Kathie Christopher. The story is about a duo of teenage runaways traveling West. She played Bird, one of the quick-witted girls. Her performance received positive reviews: one critic, Linda Gross, wrote for Los Angeles Times that her performance was "ingenious," while a review written for DVD Talk praises her comic timing capabilities. It has since become

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1728-672: The "15 Greatest Scream Queens in Horror History", which includes Linda Blair , Danielle Harris, Lisa Wilcox , Vera Farmiga , Janet Leigh, Marilyn Burns , Veronica Cartwright , Neve Campbell, Naomi Watts , Heather Langenkamp, Eva Green , Chloë Grace Moretz , Sarah Michelle Gellar , Barbara Steele and Jamie Lee Curtis . Indonesian actress Tara Basro has been described as a "scream queen" for her roles in Joko Anwar 's films Satan's Slaves (2017) and Impetigore (2019). Australian actress Samara Weaving began her contribution to

1782-524: The "ultimate 'scream queen'". Curtis went on to star in several other horror films after that, including The Fog , Prom Night , Terror Train , Halloween II , and Halloween H20: 20 Years Later . Dee Wallace appeared in Wes Craven 's 1977 horror film The Hills Have Eyes before going on to establish herself as a scream queen in the 1980s by appearing in The Howling (1981), Cujo (1983) and Critters (1986). Daria Nicolodi played

1836-620: The 1970s became seminal examples of a "scream queen" for the decade: Sandra Peabody , who portrayed Mari Collingwood in The Last House on the Left (1972), Marilyn Burns , who portrayed Sally Hardesty in The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974), Olivia Hussey , who portrayed Jess Bradford in Black Christmas (1974), and Jamie Lee Curtis , who portrayed Laurie Strode in Halloween (1978). After The Last House on

1890-633: The Decade". Sheryl Lee played murder victims Laura Palmer and Maddy Ferguson in the TV series Twin Peaks (1990–91) and spin-off film Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me (1992) and has been described as a "scream queen", in particular for scenes in the otherworldly Black Lodge . Neve Campbell 's first American feature film was the cult horror classic The Craft (1996). She later starred as Sidney Prescott in

1944-460: The Left (1972), as well as her subsequent career as a producer of children's programming on cable television , which earned her accolades including an Emmy Award and a CableACE Award . Peabody began her career as a teen actress in Fort Lauderdale, Florida . First appearing in the professional stage production Enter Laughing (1965) as Wanda during her senior year of high school, Peabody later forayed into acting in feature films , such as

1998-569: The Left , Peabody developed a close relationship with cinematographer Victor Hurwitz. She described Hurwitz as being a "fatherly kind of guy" towards her and was saddened by his death on a bicycle a few years after the release of the film. Peabody says, "He told me, 'Have something else in your life besides acting because it's a terrible business." After filming Teenage Hitchhikers , Peabody continued communication with director Jerome S. Kaufmann through letters. Peabody has lived in Portland, Oregon since

2052-730: The Left , Peabody went on to appear in the horror films Voices of Desire (1972), Massage Parlor Murders (1973), Case of the Full Moon Murders (1973), and Legacy of Satan (1974). Burns followed her performance in The Texas Chainsaw Massacre with roles in Helter Skelter (1976) and Eaten Alive (1977). In Halloween , Jamie Lee Curtis, daughter of Psycho actress Janet Leigh , had her first film role. Portraying Laurie Strode in Halloween , Curtis has been called

2106-658: The Living Dead and Night of the Demons . British actress Catriona MacColl became a scream queen after appearing in three Italian horror films directed by Lucio Fulci , City of the Living Dead (1980), The Beyond (1981) and House by the Cemetery (1981). Following her Saturn Award-nominated performance in Exorcist II: The Heretic , Oscar-nominee Linda Blair parlayed her classic 1973 The Exorcist role into

2160-641: The Screw , The Rental , Apostle , Abigail , and Cuckoo ); Kyle Gallner (whose appearances include The Haunting in Connecticut , Nightmare on Elm Street , Scream , and Smile ); Finn Wolfhard (for his roles in It and the Netflix series Stranger Things ); and Shawn Roberts (who has appeared in zombie films such as Land of the Dead , Diary of the Dead , and

2214-623: The Sea . Peabody wrote and produced the educational public television series Zone In (2001) revolving around "tough issues for kids." Since the 2000s, Peabody has worked as an acting coach and talent agent at theater schools such as Northwest Children's Theater. Peabody has taught the Meisner technique she was trained with during her youth to a younger generation and has helped launch the acting careers of several child actors such as Bret Harrison and Alicia Lagano and has provided guidance to those studying under her with both entering and navigating

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2268-424: The best friend to the main character. In a retrospective interview, Peabody described the film as having an unusual story and her scenes involving a lot of horseback riding . After graduating high school in 1966, Peabody had a scholarship in dramatics to attend Florida State University. However, she decided to attend Carnegie Mellon University to study drama. In 1967, she was selected to do summer stock at

2322-519: The film. Craven stated he liked Peabody a lot, describing her as "plucky" and "pretty." Assistant producer Steve Dwork attested that Craven often reassured her on the set. Upon release, the film was a commercial success, earning more than $ 2 million at the American box office . Peabody believes Craven and Cunningham succeeded with the film given their limited resources. Besides acting in the film, she also performed her own stunts . In 1973, Peabody had

2376-720: The girlfriend of the main character. The play opened in January 1966 at the Hollywood Little Theater in Florida to favorable reviews, with her acting in the cemetery scene highlighted. Peabody subsequently portrayed Beauty in a play adaptation of Beauty and the Beast and Katie Brown in the play Calamity Jane (both in 1966). Peabody's next film role was in Luke Moberly's mystery film The Horse Killer (1966), in which she portrayed

2430-474: The horror genre by starring in the first season of Ash vs Evil Dead (2015), before landing the lead role in the black comedy horror The Babysitter (2017). Weaving solidified her status as a scream queen with her performance in the commercially and critically successful Ready or Not (2019), and in 2023 served as the opening kill in Scream VI . Melissa Barrera has starred in the slasher Scream (2022),

2484-669: The industry. In 2015, Peabody directed the first episode of LTC TV —a series detailing events occurring at Lakewood Center for the Arts in Lake Oswego, Oregon . In the early 1970s, she lived in The Village . In the summer of 1971, Peabody embarked on a cross-country road trip from New York to the West Coast . In 1973, Peabody stated that she studied both free-form jazz dance and Transcendental Meditation . While filming The Last House on

2538-499: The mid-1970s and taught theatrical training for children at the American Academy of Dramatic Arts before moving to Portland, Oregon and launching a successful career in cable television as a children's television producer, beginning in 1982. Her producing and writing credits include the show Get Movin' (1982) and the award-winning series Popcorn (1984-1992). Sandra Lee Peabody was born on January 11, 1948, in Portland, Oregon . As

2592-406: The movie based on this script version, and Craven promised her that he would rewrite it as a traditional horror film. Due to a constantly evolving script, Peabody had little preparation for her role and struggled to film many scenes, particularly the sexual assault scenes in the forest. Although she was uncertain how her scenes would turn out, she trusted Craven and Cunningham and their vision for

2646-423: The positive effects that community volunteerism has on the residents. She stated that it's "a neat idea for a series because what they're basically saying is that more than ever people are reaching out to help others." The broadcasting division Group W picked up the series for distribution and syndication. In 1994, Peabody served as the casting director for the children's musical home video Wee Sing: Under

2700-603: The role of the scream queen in most of her films ( Deep Red , Inferno , Phenomena , Terror at the Opera ). Director Mario Bava also called on Nicolodi for Shock (1977). In 1982, Nicolodi played Anne in Dario Argento 's Tenebrae . Veronica Cartwright was also a prominent scream queen of the 1970s, appearing in the 1978 remake of Invasion of the Body Snatchers as well as Alien in 1979. She began her career as

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2808-413: The sequel Scream VI (2023), the horror thriller Bed Rest (2022), the horror comedy Abigail (2024), and the romantic comedy -horror Your Monster (2024), establishing herself as a scream queen. Mia Goth having started in several horror movies previously before her breakout roles in the X trilogy (2022–2024), cemented her as a scream queen to a wider audience. Jenna Ortega starred in

2862-521: The series at a time when networks began to decrease funding for children's programming. Peabody wanted the series to prominently involve children's ideas, asking them to submit their interests in a survey conducted in the November 1982 issue of the Portland Children's Museum newspaper Boing! , in addition to holding auditions at the cable company's studio to showcase local talent. The series lasted for

2916-748: The slasher films X and Scream (both 2022) is also known as a scream queen. Ortega reprised her Scream role for the sequel, Scream VI (2023). Scream Queens Illustrated magazine featured pictorials, interviews, reviews, and other content concerning such Hollywood scream queens as Barbara Bauer, Becky Sunshine, Tina Krause, Julia Hayes, Julie Strain , Monique Gabrielle , Brinke Stevens , Linnea Quigley, Rhonda Shear, Xenia Gratsos ("Brioni Farrell"), Lorissa McComas , June Wilkinson , Debbie Rochon , Sherri Frazer, Melissa Wolf, and Cassandra Peterson ("Elvira"). The term "scream king" has been used to refer to male leading actors who have made their name through taking on leading roles in horror movies as

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